The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-05
CONGRESS MEETS TO-DAY.
THE FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE
SENATE TO BEGIN.

No Telling How Long 1t will Continue
The Presidents Message to be Lis
tened to To-morrow-The Committees
of the House not Apt to be Com
pleted before Christmas.
WASHINGTON, Dec A The Fiftieth
Congress will be called to order at 12 o'clock
tomorrow. The course of events in the
Senate during the week seems to depend
entirely upon the ability of the two parties
to reach conclusion with respect to the
admission Of memb ers-elect. 1t is said to
be probable that objection will be made by
the Republicans to the admission of Senators
Turpie, of Indiana, and Faulkner, of West
Virginia, some leading Republicans holding
that there are good prima facie grounds for
an investigation of their titles, such as exist
against no other Senators-elect.
ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats, on the other hand, hold
ing that the only flaws in the titles of the
Senators named are merely technical, pro-
pose in case objection is made to make simi-
lar objections to the admission of certain
Republicans in whose credentials technical
lapses have been found. This is likely to
precipitate conflict over the organization
of the body, which may delay all other
matters indefinitely.
IF PEACE REIGN.
Should objection not be made or should
a compromise or understanding be reached
the Senate will tomorrow appoint the Gus
tomary committees to give notice to the
House and to the President of the organlza-
tion of the Senate and its readiness to pro-
ceed to business. If both houses complete
their organization tomorrow the Presi
dents message will be laid before them
Tuesday The remainder of the week in
the Senate is likely to witness nothing in
the way of general legislation except the
introduction of bills.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House will be called to order at noon
by Mr.. Clark, Clerk of the preceding
House, and after a quorum of members
have responded to their names on the call of
the roll, the work of organization will be
proceeded with. The Speaker having been
duly selected and the oath administered to
him by Mr.. Kelley. of Pennsylvania, the
members-elect will take their stand in front
Of the Speakers desk and qualify. No
hitch will occur in this proceeding, as there
is no member whose prinla fdcfe right to a
seat is questioned.
DRAWING FOR SEATS.
The next business will be the drawing for
seats, which will consume the remainder of
the day. Tuesday the Presidents message
will be received, read and referred to the
committee of the whole. In the organiza-
tion of the last two Congresses that of the
House was not perfected before the holi-
day recess.
Owing to the close division of the new
House on party lines, and the large
number of new and untried members
whose personal preferences in the assign
ments it is customary to consider, it seems
probable that the work Of selecting the COM
mittees will occupy Speaker Carlisle's time
nearly or quite up to Christmas. Mean
while no legislative business of importance
can be transacted and the House will proba
bly, consume the short sessions intervening
between frequent adjournmentS, in debates
Of political character.